Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Foreign loan inflows into Bangladesh are declining while debt-servicing liabilities continue to climb.

Amid this recent trend, loan disbursements between July and September of the current financial year dropped by 42.34 percent compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year.

In the first quarter, foreign loan disbursements stood at $662.3 million, down from $1.15 billion recorded during the corresponding period of the 2025-26 financial year.

Economist Zahid Hussain warned that this widening gap between falling disbursements and rising repayments is set to heighten pressure on the national economy.

According to a report released on Monday by the Economic Relations Division (ERD), the country spent $1.35 bil...